Until when can I file a criminal case appeal?

If you cannot accept the first instance result, you can respond through a criminal case appeal.

A criminal case appeal allows you to apply to a higher court for the reversal or modification of a judgment received from a lower court when you object to it.

Appeal: You can newly present evidence and arguments that you failed to submit in the first instance

Final appeal: You request a trial at the Supreme Court by objecting to the second instance court's judgment, dealing with the interpretation and application of law

Depending on the client's case, you can file an appeal if there is a violation of laws or orders that affected the judgment, if facts were wrongly understood, or if there is a reason to recognize that the sentencing was unfair.

However, the period for filing an appeal or final appeal against the result of a criminal trial is within 7 days from the date of judgment pronouncement.

Unlike civil litigation, it is not related to the date of service and the period is short.

Holidays and Saturdays are also included in the appeal filing period. If you do not file an appeal within these 7 days, the sentence becomes final, so if you want to object to the original judgment, please prepare quickly.

In criminal litigation, there is a principle that if the prosecutor does not appeal and only the defendant appeals, the appellate court cannot pronounce a heavier sentence than the original judgment on the defendant.

If your prosecutor in charge thinks that the suspended sentence of imprisonment for quasi-rape is light, they will also appeal, and in this case, you should be aware that the principle of prohibition of disadvantageous changes does not apply.

Please proceed with the criminal appeal through consultation with a criminal specialist attorney who can review the original judgment results again.